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Can anyone tell me if there have been any serious studies into names and personalities... DOES your name have any bearing on your character?
And what happens when your familiar name or nickname is used more often than your given name?
Thanks, guys!
And what happens when your familiar name or nickname is used more often than your given name?
Thanks, guys!
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You could try Dr. Albert Mehrabian, a fine Armenian who seems to study the sort of thing you're looking for.
http://www.ablecom.net/users/kaaj/psych/names.html
I've found that your name says more about your parents than what it says about you!
http://www.ablecom.net/users/kaaj/psych/names.html
I've found that your name says more about your parents than what it says about you!
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The only thing I've seen on the Net is the very questionable Canadian "Kabalarian" site, which contains HUGE and exhaustive lists of submitted names (yes, Nan, even "Daividh") and purports to analyze your personality and character traits from your name. Type that "K" word into any search engine and you'll find the site easily.
Trouble is, it's completely formulaic, and even a submission of "Yo'Momma" as a name would ultimately yield an analysis (they add submitted names and profiles only periodically). Totally bogus!
Undoubtedly some names affect self-image and ultimately personality, if not character. Just name your kid "Bertha" or "Hubert" and watch what happens. Studies HAVE been done that show that kids with dorkus names are discriminated against by teachers (grade-wise) as well as by kids.
Trouble is, it's completely formulaic, and even a submission of "Yo'Momma" as a name would ultimately yield an analysis (they add submitted names and profiles only periodically). Totally bogus!
Undoubtedly some names affect self-image and ultimately personality, if not character. Just name your kid "Bertha" or "Hubert" and watch what happens. Studies HAVE been done that show that kids with dorkus names are discriminated against by teachers (grade-wise) as well as by kids.
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"...yes, Nan, even 'Daividh'"
@@@@ I know! Don't you remember I hunted you down on that site already? :) Those wacky Kabalarians seem to be a bit slower than I remembered them being before, at analysing submitted names. They still haven't gotten around to the last two I submitted to them: "CheBanana" and "Satan-Herself".
"...Totally bogus!"
@@@@ Bogus, but amusing, nevertheless!
"...Studies HAVE been done that show that kids with dorkus names are discriminated against by teachers (grade-wise) as well as by kids."
@@@@ And that women named "Bambi" don't usually rise to the top of the corporate ladder, for the same, discriminatory reasons. On the other hand, a truly unusual name can be a childhood obstacle that helps to strengthen character. A sense of individuality is a very precious thing for a parent to bestow on a child, in addition to a name. :)
-- Nanaea
@@@@ I know! Don't you remember I hunted you down on that site already? :) Those wacky Kabalarians seem to be a bit slower than I remembered them being before, at analysing submitted names. They still haven't gotten around to the last two I submitted to them: "CheBanana" and "Satan-Herself".
"...Totally bogus!"
@@@@ Bogus, but amusing, nevertheless!
"...Studies HAVE been done that show that kids with dorkus names are discriminated against by teachers (grade-wise) as well as by kids."
@@@@ And that women named "Bambi" don't usually rise to the top of the corporate ladder, for the same, discriminatory reasons. On the other hand, a truly unusual name can be a childhood obstacle that helps to strengthen character. A sense of individuality is a very precious thing for a parent to bestow on a child, in addition to a name. :)
-- Nanaea
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Just testin you, Nan. My knees are shot, my barber's forgotten my name, my urologist sends me a case of Scotch at Christmas, but there's nothing wrong with MY memory...yet.
In a nearby post, you mentioned the use of "Shaitan" in the Anagram Names Project. Reminds me of my son's one brief foray into anagrams.
When he was about 12 (early 90's), my wife dragged us along to one of the sappy indoor Holiday Fairs so beloved around here. Literally hundreds of booths and displays overflowing with greenery, trim, tiny lights, and gag-a-maggot spicy potpourri.
She had us in one that featured mantle displays with candles, ribbon, and loose alphabet blocks that spelled out "I LOVE SANTA". I quickly went back to the corridor, but the boy spent a lot of time in there before emerging with a pleasurable smirk on his face.
Puzzled, I went back inside and saw that every such display (at least a dozen) had been changed subtly into "I LOVE SATAN". He and I beat it like hell for the pastry booths.
In a nearby post, you mentioned the use of "Shaitan" in the Anagram Names Project. Reminds me of my son's one brief foray into anagrams.
When he was about 12 (early 90's), my wife dragged us along to one of the sappy indoor Holiday Fairs so beloved around here. Literally hundreds of booths and displays overflowing with greenery, trim, tiny lights, and gag-a-maggot spicy potpourri.
She had us in one that featured mantle displays with candles, ribbon, and loose alphabet blocks that spelled out "I LOVE SANTA". I quickly went back to the corridor, but the boy spent a lot of time in there before emerging with a pleasurable smirk on his face.
Puzzled, I went back inside and saw that every such display (at least a dozen) had been changed subtly into "I LOVE SATAN". He and I beat it like hell for the pastry booths.
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Max und Moritz live on....
Your son sounds like a kid after my own heart. :) What's the (now grown) little devil's name? Loki? Dagon? Azazel? :)
Hey, how come you're not at work today? Have you taken the day off to start the moving process? Or do you just start your weekends early? :)
-- Nanaea
Your son sounds like a kid after my own heart. :) What's the (now grown) little devil's name? Loki? Dagon? Azazel? :)
Hey, how come you're not at work today? Have you taken the day off to start the moving process? Or do you just start your weekends early? :)
-- Nanaea
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Ach, ja! I had almost forgotten Max und Moritz from my undergraduate German-minor days! Die Katzenjammer Knaben! :)
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The kid's name's Ian, middle name Patrick. Of course, it was only after his name was official that we noticed we'd given him the initials "I.P." (arrgh).
Like me, he's not prone to using middle names or initials in any case. I have offered repeatedly to pay the cost of changing the middle name if he's so inclined, but he's not. Also, he's a good fighter (thanks to tough elementary/middle schools), so teasing was not really a problem. But if I'm sometimes overly critical of people's zany name choices, it's cuz I've screwed up myself once upon a time.
Why'm I here? It's Friday, and our plant doesn't work on Fridays! (We do 4 x 10 hours Mon-Thu.) Usually I'm in transit back to here during the day, but drove in (6 hours) last night instead to pack today.
Like me, he's not prone to using middle names or initials in any case. I have offered repeatedly to pay the cost of changing the middle name if he's so inclined, but he's not. Also, he's a good fighter (thanks to tough elementary/middle schools), so teasing was not really a problem. But if I'm sometimes overly critical of people's zany name choices, it's cuz I've screwed up myself once upon a time.
Why'm I here? It's Friday, and our plant doesn't work on Fridays! (We do 4 x 10 hours Mon-Thu.) Usually I'm in transit back to here during the day, but drove in (6 hours) last night instead to pack today.
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"The kid's name's Ian, middle name Patrick. Of course, it was only after his name was official that we noticed we'd given him the initials "I.P." (arrgh)."
@@@@ Oh dear... Please don't tell me your last name is "Daily".
"Ian Patrick", eh? Heheh... "Ian Patrick"="Captain Irk" :)
-- Nanaea
@@@@ Oh dear... Please don't tell me your last name is "Daily".
"Ian Patrick", eh? Heheh... "Ian Patrick"="Captain Irk" :)
-- Nanaea
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Norma Bates! Norma Bates! Actually, "Captain Irk" would fit the ungrateful and peevish little devil. He's apparently lovable to his friends and clientele (he's a bartender who pretends to go to college, every other semester), but is thin-skinned and short-fused with his adoring parents. Go figure.
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Behold the Mighty Power of the Anagram!
Those Kabalarians have got NUTHIN' on us! :)
What are the first and middle names of your other kids? I've got to head out to work this morning, but when Beavos comes on duty, I'm sure he'll be able to make something out of 'em.
-- Butthell
Those Kabalarians have got NUTHIN' on us! :)
What are the first and middle names of your other kids? I've got to head out to work this morning, but when Beavos comes on duty, I'm sure he'll be able to make something out of 'em.
-- Butthell
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Hey Butthell,
Just one more: Laura Ruth
Just one more: Laura Ruth
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Nanaea has consulted the Mystic Anagram, to find the future which awaits LAURA RUTH. That which was predestined for her upon her Naming Day. Aaaaaahhhhhh... I see it now. It's getting clearer... clearer... cleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaar....
LAURA RUTH shall one day meet and marry a wealthy cattle rancher and land baron. And he shall take her to his grand estate out West. And there, LAURA RUTH shall become the Society Queen of.....
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RURAL UTAH!
LAURA RUTH shall one day meet and marry a wealthy cattle rancher and land baron. And he shall take her to his grand estate out West. And there, LAURA RUTH shall become the Society Queen of.....
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Are you still waiting for it?
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RURAL UTAH!
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It was indeed worth waiting for!
And on days like today (she's on my schittliszt for half a dozen reasons), the farther the better. Can you work "Ulan Bator" out of that combination of letters?
And on days like today (she's on my schittliszt for half a dozen reasons), the farther the better. Can you work "Ulan Bator" out of that combination of letters?
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Hee-heeeeeee! I'm on a roll! What's your Honey's first and middle names? :)
And when does this big move of yours take place? This weekend? Yikes! This isn't your last night on-line for awhile, is it? :(
-- Nanaea
And when does this big move of yours take place? This weekend? Yikes! This isn't your last night on-line for awhile, is it? :(
-- Nanaea
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Since yer on a roll: it's Jennifer Ruth.
The Packers from Hell (friends of yours?) arrive tomorrow (Sunday) at 8:30 and load this mess out on Monday for delivery Thursday. I leave with the drugged kitties and various combustibles tomorrow PM.
I'm packin' the puter meself in the morning, so this is indeed "dead air" after tonight until probably next weekend. (Mama will countenance no on-line time while we're still stumbling over boxes.) :-( (long face)
I'm hoping for a better ISP at the other end. This one loads like a snail and blows you off line in a heartbeat.
The Packers from Hell (friends of yours?) arrive tomorrow (Sunday) at 8:30 and load this mess out on Monday for delivery Thursday. I leave with the drugged kitties and various combustibles tomorrow PM.
I'm packin' the puter meself in the morning, so this is indeed "dead air" after tonight until probably next weekend. (Mama will countenance no on-line time while we're still stumbling over boxes.) :-( (long face)
I'm hoping for a better ISP at the other end. This one loads like a snail and blows you off line in a heartbeat.
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Oooo, no wonder you've got a houseful of cats. ;) I shall now tell you what the Mystic Anagram has revealed regarding JENNIFER RUTH, and my psy-chick interpretation thereof:
JENNIFER RUTH=JETHER FUR INN
1) "Jether" is significant in that it's a Biblical name which means "abundance".
2) "Fur" means that Jennifer Ruth was predestined from her Naming Day to have a fondness for furball-type creatures, i.e. kitties.
3) "Inn" means there IS room at the inn (your house) for an abundance of these furball-type creatures.
May I suggest that, when you move into your new ol' Kentucky home, you hang a sign outside saying: "Welcome to the Jether-Fur Inn". And, if you get yourselves another cat, you could always name him "Jether-Fur", which is a name with an Old-Possum's-Book-of-Practical-Cats kinda ring to it. (Although, "Lucy-Fur" sounds Satanic and is my personal favorite name for a cat.)
-- Nanaea
JENNIFER RUTH=JETHER FUR INN
1) "Jether" is significant in that it's a Biblical name which means "abundance".
2) "Fur" means that Jennifer Ruth was predestined from her Naming Day to have a fondness for furball-type creatures, i.e. kitties.
3) "Inn" means there IS room at the inn (your house) for an abundance of these furball-type creatures.
May I suggest that, when you move into your new ol' Kentucky home, you hang a sign outside saying: "Welcome to the Jether-Fur Inn". And, if you get yourselves another cat, you could always name him "Jether-Fur", which is a name with an Old-Possum's-Book-of-Practical-Cats kinda ring to it. (Although, "Lucy-Fur" sounds Satanic and is my personal favorite name for a cat.)
-- Nanaea
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